Neither do children judge their parents; that also you have just done.

When I was forty years of age my father was in his second childhood; but I do not remember ever having raised my voice above his.

This said, I continue.

I provided the necessary funds for the expenses of Albert's household completely, distinct from my own, for he had his own servants, horses, and carriages; and besides that I allowed the unhappy boy four thousand francs a month.

I have decided in order to put a stop to all foolish gossip, and to make your position the easier, that you should live on a grander scale; this matter concerns myself.